Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-351).
Contents
Prologue: Lost -- Fall. Three Students, a City, and the Quest to Read -- 1. Yamilka's Journey -- 2. Education, Inc -- 3. Renaissance Man -- 4. Breakthrough Moment -- 5. Like a Regular Kid -- 6. School in Need of Improvement -- 7. "Double Whammy" -- 8. Architect Meets the Public -- 9. Dropping Out -- Winter. Learning to Read and Reading to Learn -- 10. Behind the Scenes -- 11. Art and a Science -- 12. Alejandro's Progress (Genius or Dumb-ass?) -- 13. Rollout -- 14. Learning to Rhyme -- 15. Toolkit -- 16. In the Back of the Bookstore -- 17. Like Picking Out Mercury -- 18. Antonio's Space -- 19. Reality Bytes -- Spring. Inputs and Outcomes -- 20. Back to School -- 21. Unlocking Yamilka -- 22. Antonio at Work -- 23. Upstairs, Downstairs -- 24. Inputs and Outputs -- 25. Yamilka's Progress -- 26. Scores and Soup -- 27. Measuring Progress.
Summary
Fertig tells the inspiring, heartbreaking stories of three young people as they struggle to learn to read before it is too late. At the same time, the author tells a story of great change in schools as teachers and parents question the meaning of education as never before.
